82_FR_7805 82 FR 7792 - Alabama Resource Advisory Committee

82 FR 7792 - Alabama Resource Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range7792-7793
FR Document2017-01347

The Alabama Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Montgomery, Alabama. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-01347]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Alabama Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Alabama Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 
Montgomery, Alabama. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the 
committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide 
advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects 
and funding consistent with Title II of the Act.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 1:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting 
prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under For Further 
Information Contact.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the USDA Forest Service 
Supervisor's Office, Downstairs Conference Room, 2946 Chestnut Street, 
Montgomery, Alabama. If you would like to attend by telephone, please 
contact the person

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listed under For Further Information Contact.
    Written comments may be submitted as described under Supplementary 
Information. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, 
are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest 
Service Supervisor's Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into 
the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Kamnikar, RAC Coordinator, by 
phone at 334-241-8114 or via email at [email protected]; or Tammy 
Freeman Brown, Designated Federal Officer, by phone 334-241-8144 or via 
email at [email protected].
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Introduce new RAC Members,
    2. Discuss purpose of RAC, operating guidelines and 
responsiblities;
    3. Elect a RAC Chairperson, and
    4. Discuss potential projects and processes.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for 
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by close-of 
business, February 17, 2017, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who 
would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee 
may file written statements with the committee staff before or after 
the meeting. Written comments and requests for time to make oral 
comments must be sent to Lisa Kamnikar, Alabama RAC Coordinator, 2946 
Chestnut Street Montgomery, Alabama 36107; by email to 
[email protected], or via facsimile to 334-241-8111.
    Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable 
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, pleases 
contact the person listed in the section titled For Further Information 
Contact. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: January 13, 2017.
Tammy Freeman Brown,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-01347 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  regions of the world where screwworm                    communicable diseases of livestock and                   Respondents: Full-timed salaried
                                                  is considered to exist.                                 poultry. Subparts C, D, E, and F of part               veterinary officials of exporting regions
                                                  DATES: We will consider all comments                    93 govern the importation of horses,                   and importers of horses, ruminants,
                                                  that we receive on or before March 24,                  ruminants, swine, and dogs,                            swine, and dogs from regions where
                                                  2017.                                                   respectively, and include provisions for               screwworm is considered to exist.
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      the inspection and treatment of these                    Estimated annual number of
                                                  by either of the following methods:                     animals if imported from any region of                 respondents: 92.
                                                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                  the world where screwworm is                             Estimated annual number of
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov/                             considered to exist. Screwworm is a                    responses per respondent: 58.25.
                                                  #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105.                       pest native to tropical areas of South                   Estimated annual number of
                                                     • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:                   America, the Indian subcontinent,                      responses: 5,359.
                                                  Send your comment to Docket No.                         Southeast Asia, tropical and sub-                        Estimated total annual burden on
                                                  APHIS–2016–0105, Regulatory Analysis                    Saharan Africa, and the Arabian                        respondents: 827 hours. (Due to
                                                  and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station                    peninsula. Screwworm causes extensive                  averaging, the total annual burden hours
                                                  3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,                     damage to livestock and other                          may not equal the product of the annual
                                                  Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.                               warmblooded animals.                                   number of responses multiplied by the
                                                     Supporting documents and any                            The regulations in subparts C, D, E,                reporting burden per response.)
                                                  comments we receive on this docket                      and F involve the use of information                     All responses to this notice will be
                                                  may be viewed at http://                                collection activities, such as quarantine              summarized and included in the request
                                                  www.regulations.gov/                                    reservations, an Application for Import                for OMB approval. All comments will
                                                  #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105 or                     or In Transit Permit (Animals, Animal                  also become a matter of public record.
                                                  in our reading room, which is located in                Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry,                   Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
                                                  Room 1141 of the USDA South                             or Hatching Eggs) form, and a                          January 2017.
                                                  Building, 14th Street and Independence                  Declaration of Importation of Animals,                 Kevin Shea,
                                                  Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal                      Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds,
                                                                                                                                                                 Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
                                                  reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30                   Poultry, or Hatching Eggs form. An                     Inspection Service.
                                                  p.m., Monday through Friday, except                     additional requirement is a request for
                                                                                                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–01391 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  holidays. To be sure someone is there to                and issuance of health certificates for
                                                                                                                                                                 BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
                                                  help you, please call (202) 799–7039                    horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs
                                                  before coming.                                          signed by a full-time salaried veterinary
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    official of the exporting region stating               DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                  information on the regulations for the                  that the animal has been inspected,
                                                  importation of horses, ruminants, swine,                under certain conditions, and found free               Forest Service
                                                  and dogs from regions of the world                      of screwworm and, as appropriate, that
                                                  where screwworm is considered to                        the animal was treated for screwworm.                  Alabama Resource Advisory
                                                  exist, contact Dr. Betsy Lopez, Senior                     We are asking the Office of                         Committee
                                                  Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports,                Management and Budget (OMB) to
                                                                                                          approve our use of these information                   AGENCY:   Forest Service, USDA.
                                                  National Import Export Services, VS,
                                                                                                          collection activities for an additional 3              ACTION:   Notice of meeting.
                                                  APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
                                                  Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300.                    years.
                                                                                                                                                                 SUMMARY:   The Alabama Resource
                                                  For copies of more detailed information                    The purpose of this notice is to solicit
                                                                                                                                                                 Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
                                                  on the information collection, contact                  comments from the public (as well as
                                                                                                                                                                 Montgomery, Alabama. The committee
                                                  Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’                              affected agencies) concerning our
                                                                                                                                                                 is authorized under the Secure Rural
                                                  Information Collection Coordinator, at                  information collection. These comments
                                                                                                                                                                 Schools and Community Self-
                                                  (301) 851–2483.                                         will help us:
                                                                                                                                                                 Determination Act (the Act) and
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
                                                                                                                                                                 operates in compliance with the Federal
                                                     Title: Importation of Horses,                        information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                                                                                 Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
                                                  Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection                  performance of the functions of the
                                                                                                                                                                 of the committee is to improve
                                                  and Treatment for Screwworm.                            Agency, including whether the
                                                                                                                                                                 collaborative relationships and to
                                                     OMB Control Number: 0579–0165.                       information will have practical utility;
                                                                                                                                                                 provide advice and recommendations to
                                                     Type of Request: Extension of                           (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our                    the Forest Service concerning projects
                                                  approval of an information collection.                  estimate of the burden of the collection               and funding consistent with Title II of
                                                     Abstract: Under the Animal Health                    of information, including the validity of              the Act.
                                                  Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),                 the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                                                                                                                                 DATES: The meeting will be held
                                                  the Animal and Plant Health Inspection                     (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                                                                          clarity of the information to be                       Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 1:00 p.m.
                                                  Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
                                                                                                          collected; and                                         to 4:00 p.m.
                                                  of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized,
                                                                                                             (4) Minimize the burden of the                         All RAC meetings are subject to
                                                  among other things, to prohibit or
                                                                                                          collection of information on those who                 cancellation. For status of meeting prior
                                                  restrict the importation and interstate
                                                                                                          are to respond, through use, as                        to attendance, please contact the person
                                                  movement of animals and animal
                                                                                                          appropriate, of automated, electronic,                 listed under For Further Information
                                                  products to prevent the introduction
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                                                                                                          mechanical, and other collection                       Contact.
                                                  into and dissemination within the
                                                  United States of livestock diseases and                 technologies; e.g., permitting electronic              ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at
                                                  pests.                                                  submission of responses.                               the USDA Forest Service Supervisor’s
                                                     The regulations in 9 CFR part 93                        Estimate of burden: The public                      Office, Downstairs Conference Room,
                                                  prohibit or restrict the importation of                 reporting burden for this collection of                2946 Chestnut Street, Montgomery,
                                                  certain animals into the United States to               information is estimated to average 0.15               Alabama. If you would like to attend by
                                                  prevent the introduction of                             hours per response.                                    telephone, please contact the person


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                                                  listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                      Dated: January 13, 2017.                             environmental impact statement is
                                                  CONTACT.                                                Tammy Freeman Brown,                                   expected May 2018.
                                                     Written comments may be submitted                    Designated Federal Officer.                            ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
                                                  as described under SUPPLEMENTARY                        [FR Doc. 2017–01347 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]            4431 Highway 20, Sweet Home, OR
                                                  INFORMATION. All comments, including                    BILLING CODE 3411–15–P                                 97386. Comments may also be
                                                  names and addresses when provided,                                                                             submitted online at https://
                                                  are placed in the record and are                                                                               cara.ecosystem-management.org/
                                                  available for public inspection and                     DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                              Public//CommentInput?Project=46279.
                                                  copying. The public may inspect                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  comments received at the USDA Forest                    Forest Service                                         Joanie Schmidgall at jschmidgall02@
                                                  Service Supervisor’s Office. Please call                                                                       fs.fed.us or at 541–367–3809
                                                                                                          Willamette National Forest, Sweet
                                                  ahead to facilitate entry into the                                                                                Individuals who use
                                                                                                          Home Ranger District; Oregon; Trout
                                                  building.                                                                                                      telecommunication devices for the deaf
                                                                                                          Creek Project
                                                                                                                                                                 (TDD) may call the Federal Information
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Lisa                                                                        Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                                  Kamnikar, RAC Coordinator, by phone                     AGENCY:    Forest Service, USDA.
                                                                                                                                                                 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
                                                  at 334–241–8114 or via email at                         ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an                  Time, Monday through Friday.
                                                  lkamnikar@fs.fed.us; or Tammy                           environmental impact statement.
                                                                                                                                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Freeman Brown, Designated Federal
                                                  Officer, by phone 334–241–8144 or via                   SUMMARY:    The Trout Creek Project is                 Purpose and Need for Action
                                                  email at tfreemanbrown@fs.fed.us.                       proposed to encourage stand health,                       The Trout Creek project is
                                                     Individuals who use                                  vigor, species diversity and structural                approximately 37,344 acres in size and
                                                  telecommunication devices for the deaf                  complexity in the Matrix, Adaptive                     located approximately 20 miles east of
                                                  (TDD) may call the Federal Information                  Management Area (AMA), and Riparian                    the town of Sweet Home, Oregon. The
                                                  Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                  Reserves; contribute a variety of                      project encompasses an area both to the
                                                  between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,                        sustainable forest products to local                   north and south of Highway 20. The
                                                  Eastern Standard Time, Monday                           markets; increase spatial heterogeneity,               purposes of the project are to encourage
                                                  through Friday.                                         including complex early seral habitat, at              stand health, vigor, species diversity
                                                                                                          a landscape scale by mimicking mixed                   and structural complexity in the Matrix,
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                     severity fire; improve fire resiliency and
                                                  purpose of the meeting is to:                                                                                  Adaptive Management Area (AMA), and
                                                                                                          strategically manage hazardous fuels in                Riparian Reserves; contribute a variety
                                                     1. Introduce new RAC Members,                        high risk areas that could adversely                   of sustainable forest products to local
                                                     2. Discuss purpose of RAC, operating                 affect the integrity of adjacent privately             markets; increase spatial heterogeneity,
                                                  guidelines and responsiblities;                         owned lands, Late Successional                         including complex early seral habitat, at
                                                                                                          Reserves (LSR), Matrix, AMA, and                       a landscape scale by mimicking mixed
                                                     3. Elect a RAC Chairperson, and                      Riparian Reserve lands and to enhance
                                                     4. Discuss potential projects and                                                                           severity fire; improve fire resiliency and
                                                                                                          hardwood habitat and diversity.                        strategically manage hazardous fuels in
                                                  processes.                                              Proposed activities to achieve the                     high risk areas that could adversely
                                                     The meeting is open to the public.                   purpose of the project inculde forest                  affect the integrity of adjacent privately
                                                  The agenda will include time for people                 management treatments across                           owned lands, Late Successional
                                                  to make oral statements of three minutes                approximately 1,670 acres (about 4.5%                  Reserves (LSR), Matrix, AMA, and
                                                  or less. Individuals wishing to make an                 of the analyzed landscape). Treatments                 Riparian Reserve lands; enhance and
                                                  oral statement should request in writing                include approximately 733 acres of                     create hardwood habitat and diversity.
                                                  by close-of business, February 17, 2017,                variable forest thinning (including 109                   The district resource specialists
                                                  to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone                   acres of Riparian Reserve thinning) and                reviewed this landscape and identified
                                                  who would like to bring related matters                 approximately 101 acres of regeneration                it to have the greatest need across the
                                                  to the attention of the committee may                   harvesting that would include aggregate                Sweet Home Ranger District for work
                                                  file written statements with the                        retention. Additionally, approximately                 that would benefit forest health and
                                                  committee staff before or after the                     370 acres of non-commercial treatments                 diversity. Many of the forested stands in
                                                  meeting. Written comments and                           are proposed including fall and leave                  the project area are overstocked from a
                                                  requests for time to make oral comments                 treatments, snag creation, underplanting               silviculture perspective. There is
                                                  must be sent to Lisa Kamnikar, Alabama                  of native conifers, the planting of                    opportunity to thin, reduce the number
                                                  RAC Coordinator, 2946 Chestnut Street                   special forest products, and the                       of trees and increase the diversity and
                                                  Montgomery, Alabama 36107; by email                     restoration of a 2-acre meadow. Road                   structure of the remaining forest over
                                                  to lkamnikar@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile                work would also be part of the actions                 time. Additionally, the project area
                                                  to 334–241–8111.                                        associated with the proposed activities                includes a portion of the Menagerie
                                                     Meeting Accommodations: If you are                   and would include road maintenance/                    Wilderness and is adjacent to a large
                                                  a person requiring reasonable                           reconstruction (48.5 miles), temporary                 swath of private land. This interface of
                                                  accommodation, please make requests                     road construction (4 miles), new road                  public and private ownership has
                                                  in advance for sign language                            construction (less than 1 mile), road                  resulted in neighboring parcels of land
                                                  interpreting, assistive listening devices,              decommissioning (7 miles) and the                      with differing management objectives
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                                                  or other reasonable accommodation. For                  expansion or establishment of 2 new                    and fuel loads. This project presents an
                                                  access to the facility or proceedings,                  rock pits.                                             opportunity to reduce the risk of fires
                                                  pleases contact the person listed in the                DATES:  Comments concerning the scope                  spreading across these landscapes
                                                  section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  of the analysis must be received by                    through strategically-placed fuel
                                                  CONTACT. All reasonable                                 February 15, 2017. The draft                           treatments. No management activities
                                                  accommodation requests are managed                      environmental impact statement is                      are proposed within the wilderness
                                                  on a case by case basis.                                expected July 2017 and the final                       boundary.


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Document Created: 2017-01-20 01:30:02
Document Modified: 2017-01-20 01:30:02
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ContactLisa Kamnikar, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 334-241-8114 or via email at [email protected]; or Tammy Freeman Brown, Designated Federal Officer, by phone 334-241-8144 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 7792 

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